Improvement in harvesters



M. O. KILGORE. HARVESTER.

No. 44,956. Patented Nov. 8, 1864.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIC M. G. KILGORE, OF WASHINGTON, IOWA.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARVESTERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 44,956, dated November8, 1864.

To all whom it may concern: I

Beit known that I, M.(). KILGORE, of Washington, in the county ofWashington and State of Iowa, have invented a certain new and use-' fulImprovement'on Bakers for a Reaper; and I do hereby declare-that thefollowing is a clear, full, and exact description of the constructionand operation of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the lettersand marks thereon.

The drawings forming part of this specification show by Figure 1 alongitudinal sectional view of my raker, and by Fig.2 a top view or aview had by looking down upon the raker.

My inveution'is intended to be used-in connection with any reaper orreaping-machine to which it can be suitably attached, the power of thereaper being used to operatethe raker,

which power may be connected to shaft is, a indicating the cutter-bar;b, the fingers; c, the front bar of the platform, and d the crank of theshaft that gives rotation to a pulley or wheel, 6, having upon it aband, f, that also passes around and gives motion to the wheel or pulleyg on the shaft h. The shaft it has its bearings in arms '5 and j,extending up from the side bars, 0 c, of the table or.platform. Anothershaft, is, is also-sustained at the. bottom of the arms t, both theseshafts having pulleys or their equivalents,-around which pass thebelts 1. Another series of belts, m, are around shaft k, and a shaft, a,at the other end of the table or platform, also havingbearing in thebars 0 0. Instead of these belts, can'- vas may be used; butwhethercanvas or the belts be used two aprons-the one horizontal and theother inclined upward-are formed,

connected to each other and operated together for the conveyance of thecut grain, which, falling upon the horizontal-apron, is conveyed to-.ward the inclined apron, and then'npward to be delivered into the boxor chamber 0. I Upon the bands of the inclined apron are teeth 19.

Like teeth or other suitable teeth maybe attached to the bands of thehorizontal apron.

The box or chamber 0 has a movable bottom, q, pivoted or'hinged at oneend and there attached to a lever, T, which may be moved and controlledby the attendant. From this lever an arm, 8, passes up .to a crank arm,t, affixed to shaft to, on which are attached books or curved arms a,the relation of this connection between the hooks or arms t and themovable bottom q being such that when the bottom is dropped to allow thegrain or sheaf to-fall out the hooks or arms are moved forward-to catchthe grain from the upper, apron, and when the bottom is moved up thehooks or arms aremoved back, the contents of the arms dropping into thebox. These two conditions of the bottom and arms are indicated by theblack.

2. The horizontal and inclined aprons,'in

combination with the box orcbamber having a movable bottom, and with thebooks or arms of the shaft u, arranged and operated substantially asdescribed.

This specification signed this 15th day of 'August, 1864.

M. c. Knleomt'.-

Witnesses:

S. G. OWEN, J. F. BROWN.

